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Recipients of scholarships from the 2023 Crosby Marketing Scholars program are shown with their Crosby staff mentors. (Submitted photo)
Nov 28, 2023

Crosby Marketing rewards Anne Arundel Community College scholarship recipients

Annapolis-based Crosby Marketing Communications has announced six Anne Arundel Community College students to participate in its Scholars Program.

Test scores for Maryland students in grades 3 to 8 show English proficiency has surpassed pre-pandemic levels. (Capital News Service)
Nov 28, 2023

New Md. student test scores show some signs of recovery from pandemic

Test scores for Maryland students in grades 3 to 8 show English proficiency has surpassed pre-pandemic levels, while science scores have declined.

Caston Peters and their mom, Kim Michaelis-Peters, speak in Indianapolis on Oct. 6, 2023, about restricting students from using pronouns or names that don't match their sex assigned at birth. Indiana is among at least 10 states that have enacted laws prohibiting or restricting students from using pronouns or names that don't match their sex assigned at birth, a restriction that opponents say further marginalizes transgender and nonbinary students. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Nov 21, 2023

Teachers and students grapple with fears and confusion about new laws restricting pronoun use

Laws enacted in at least 10 states prohibit or restrict students from using pronouns or names that don’t match their sex assigned at birth.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather for a protest at Columbia University in New York on Oct. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
Nov 17, 2023

Colleges face civil rights inquiries over alleged antisemitism and Islamophobia

The federal government has opened civil rights investigations into seven schools and universities over allegations of antisemitism or Islamophobia.

Rachel Hise, executive director of the Blueprint’s Accountability and Implementation Board, presents on Maryland’s plan to improve early childhood education. (The Local News Network/Jenna Bloom)
Nov 16, 2023

School principals in Maryland prepare for new ‘Blueprint’ education reform law

As Maryland rolls out the 2021 landmark education reform law, many school administrators are unsure what the plan means for their schools.

A rendering of the south building of Morgan St. University's new estimated $342 million Science and Research Complex. (Rendering courtesy of Morgan St. University)
Nov 16, 2023

Morgan State unveils plans for new $342M science complex

Morgan State University revealed designs for its new estimated $342 million Science and Research Complex.

Nov 14, 2023

Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women launches $10M fundraising campaign

The Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women  announced the launching of The Campaign for BLSYW fundraising effort.

Nov 13, 2023

McDaniel College launches Carroll County Scholars college search program

McDaniel College introduced Carroll County Scholars, a new program providing guidance and support to students in their college search process.

Nov 8, 2023

Johns Hopkins, University of Md. researchers share more than $750K in awards from Alzheimer’s Association

Three researchers at Johns Hopkins University and one at the University of Maryland, College Park were awarded a total of $759,733 as part of a landmark $100 million investment by the Alzheimer’s Association into research initiatives. The award is largest single-year investment since the organization’s founding in 1980. In 2023, the Alzheimer’s Association funded 271 […]

Morgan State President David K. Wilson, center left, and Community College of Baltimore County President Sandra Kurtinitis, center right, shake hands after signing a collaborative agreement for the Degrees to Succeed program, which offers CCBC students a path toward obtaining a bachelor’s degree from Morgan State. Joining the signing ceremony were Hongtao Yu, Ph.D., left, provost and senior vice president of academic affairs at Morgan, and Joaquin G. Martinez, Ph.D., provost and vice president of academic affairs at CCBC. (Photo courtesy of Morgan State University)
Nov 6, 2023

New Morgan State-CCBC program aims to make bachelor’s degree more attainable

Morgan State University and the Community College of Baltimore County reached an agreement on a new path toward earning a bachelor’s degree.

Nov 2, 2023

Morgan State enrollment climbs closer to 10,000-student goal

Morgan State University has moved close to achieving its goal of increase overall enrollment to 10,000 students by fall 2030.

Nov 1, 2023

McDonogh School to celebrate 150th anniversary

Hundreds of alumni, current families and friends of McDonogh School are expected to participate in festivities marking the school's 150th anniversary.

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